FRIENDSHIP IS LIKE LOVE WITH MORE LETTERS IN IT

About the Book

FRIENDSHIP IS LIKE LOVE WITH MORE LETTERS IN IT: Children’s Colorful Views of Friendship is a collection of laugh-out-loud humor and poignant commentary on the universal phenomenon of friendship, based on the original and spontaneous observations of youngsters, ages 4 to 13. This sweet book is as funny as it is insightful, and it gently moves the reader - whether eight or eighty - to reflect on a person’s own friendships throughout the course of his or her life. This delightful compendium covers many, many light-hearted and engaging subjects anything that might emerge and shape and color a friendship. The young philosophers and humorists expound on these and numerous other topics: what were the world’s first friendships like, how do most contemporary friendships begin, what type of person should you select, how do you build a friendship, how are female friendships different than male friendships, what every true friendship must possess, how friends are different than relatives, and what are some of the most colorful reasons that friends sometimes argue. In response to such intriguing topics, the youngest do indeed say some of the darndest things about friendship and their friends. Here are a few choice morsels of wisdom: “Friendship is a ‘ship’ that can have two people on it, and it can float good without the people having to steer too much.” (Maurice, age 11) “Friends are like two pennies because they just seem to make sense together.” (Kera, age 9) “To get someone to be your friend, buy them a friendship card and show them it cost you a lot by drawing a red circle around the price.” (Ryan, age 9) “Every good friendship needs to have enough shared toys to get through the rough times.” (Mitch, age 7) “In friendship, you share things like cookies. In love, you might share bigger stuff like children.” (Chung, age 10) “Remember that you don’t ever buy friendship with money or gold, you earn it with respect.” (Rodney, age 9) “A friend in need is a friend who hands you a tissue when your nose is running.” (Marie, age 6)

About the Author

David Heller and David Johns first met as freshman at Harvard in 1975. They soon became fast friends, roomed together for three years in college, and have now been close friends for nearly forty years. David Heller is the author of twenty-two prior books, including the recent THE 200 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS KIDS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE (with Jared Heller) and IF MY MOM AND DAD HAD SAILED ON THE MAYFLOWER, THAT OL’ SHIP WOULD HAVE SUNK! Earlier works about children’s views of the world include: DEAR GOD: CHILDREN’S LETTERS TO GO and LOVE IS LIKE A CRAYON BECAUSE IT COMES IN ALL COLORS! He resides in Massachusetts. David Johns has worked intensively with children and young adults throughout his professional career. As an educational consultant, he has helped young people with mild to severe learning difficulties achieve impressive success. As director of departments that counsel students with learning challenges, he has developed curriculum and strategies at the college, high school and grammar school levels. In addition to facilitating academic development, he helps students with their social challenges and development. He divides his time between Rhode Island and Delaware.